title: [Exposure to phtalates and their presence in alcoholic beverages].
abstract: Phthalates are phthalic acid and aliphatic alcohol esters used as additives to plastic in order to improve its softness, flexibility, and elongation. Phthalates are highly mobile and migrate easily from plastic products into the environment due to their physical and chemical properties. This study briefly describes the characteristics and distribution of phthalates in the environment, their toxic effects on human health, the legislation regarding the maximum allowed concentration of phthalates in drinking water and products intended for infants, as well as the tolerable daily intake. Special attention is given to the methods of determining phthalates and their levels in alcoholic beverages, with an overview of phthalate occurrences and concentrations in plum brandy made in Croatia. A segment on denatured alcohol and illegally marketed alcohol is also included, as well as guidelines for the effective monitoring of the routes of human exposure to phthalates.
authors.affiliation: Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova, Zagreb, Hrvatska. karlo.jurica@gmail.com
authors.forename: Karlo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jurica
authors.forename: Natalija
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uršulin-Trstenjak
authors.forename: Darija
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vukić Lušić
authors.forename: Dražen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lušić
authors.forename: Zdenko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Smit
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D017523:Croatia; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000737:chemistry; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010795:Phthalic Acids; C032279:phthalic acid